An easyJet co-pilot suffered a mid-air anxiety attack and left the cockpit of a plane approaching Glasgow International, an accident report said.

His feeling of unease had built up after an incident while flying the previous day, according to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).

The captain was forced to land the plane on his own after the co-pilot became incapacitated.

Some 148 passengers and six crew were on board the Airbus A319 flying from Stansted on September 30 last year when the anxiety attack occurred.

The AAIB report stated that the captain and co-pilot were flying together to Palma de Mallorca, Spain during the previous day when a change in wind moved the plane towards the edge of the runway as it was coming in to land.

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The captain took over control from his colleague and aborted the landing.

The co-pilot had not experienced this type of incident before, the AAIB said.

He believed it was a frightening and serious event, and it triggered self-criticism and performance pressure.

He only slept for around four hours that night, and during flights the following day from Glasgow to Stansted and back he felt increasingly nervous.

He was “over-thinking” the need for a good approach to a runway, he told investigators.